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title: "Quick impressions: A week of using Codex more than Claude"
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summary: "Claude goes above and beyond what is asked and guesses what you might want. Codex does what you tell it and stops at the first sign that it might be done. Ten impressions from a week of using Codex more."
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# Quick impressions: A week of using Codex more than Claude

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**Published:** 2026-08-21T19:51:48.000Z
**Category:** Models
**Topics:** codex, claude, coding, llm, comparison

## Summary

Claude goes above and beyond what is asked and guesses what you might want\. Codex does what you tell it and stops at the first sign that it might be done\. Ten impressions from a week of using Codex more\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://allaboutcoding.ghinda.com/a-week-of-using-codex-more-than-claude/>)
- [Discussion](<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49393051>)